The Gateless Gate | A Simple Tale
Simple Tales presents the classic Zen story: The Gateless Gate.
High among the mist-covered mountains stood an ancient monastery where a young monk devoted his life to the search for wisdom. He rose before dawn each day, studied sacred scrolls, and meditated on the teachings of the masters. But one mystery captured his imagination above all else: the legend of the "Gateless Gate," a threshold said to lead to true enlightenment.
📖 In this story:
A wandering monk, two stone pillars, and the silent mystery of the void. This Zen story serves as a gentle reminder that we often build walls of logic and expectation around our own hearts, and that the "gate" to wisdom has no hinges because we are already standing on the other side.
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"The gateless gate has no hinges because it was never closed; true liberation is not found by passing through, but by realizing there was never anything to hold us back."
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